| Author | Message | ||
     Davegess |
Hudie Ledbetter | ||
| Rek  |
Blues Eric Clapton Country Eric Clapton Jazz Eric Clapton Rock Eric Clapton Progressive Rock Eric Clapton Heavy Metal (loud gagging noise) Rob  | ||
| Swampy  |
Frog, of Frog and the Beeftones, BLUES! Plays the guitar lefthanded upsidedown. Local group in Lansing, MI. Usually at a little Hell Hole called the Unicorn, bring your own gun. The guy looks alot like Spidey only not so happy. | ||
| Buellisti |
Throw in Brian May as well. Knopfler and Atkins - Neck & Neck is great album if you're into finger style. And lets not forget B.B. King or Ottmar Liebert | ||
| Phillyblast  |
Robert Quine (RIP) | ||
| Ingemar  |
I Can't Believe Only One Person Has Said Jimmy Page for Rock Guitarist??? •••• I forgot him!! He is high on the list. I got 3 concerts on DVD from Led Zeppelin. Awesome. So who's the guy in my picture above? Anyone wants to bite? | ||
| Blake |
SRV | ||
| Rek |
Doh! of course, he (SRV) can share w/ Clapton | ||
| Smoke |
from skynard? tim | ||
| Ingemar |
Very good Smoke. Steve Gaines, Lynyrd Skynyrd. The Freebird solo rules! | ||
| Impulse_101  |
In no paticular order. Faves who are also my influences: Robert Fripp John Petrucci Andy Summers (Huge influence #3) Eric Johnson Joe Satriani (nice guy too) Mark Knopfler (Huge influence #1) Alex Lifeson (Huge influence #2) The Edge Guys I like but don't steal from: (as much) Steve Lukather John Jorgensen Mike Landau Jimi Hendrix SRV EVH Chris Degarmo Michael Wilton Glenn Tipton KK Downing Adrian Smith David Murray Steve Via and finally Alan Morse (If you havn't heard of Spock's Beard, go find some!!!!) JT | ||
| Gomo  |
This list helped bring back some forgotten names like: Robin Trower Robert Fripp Here's some more: Brian May The Texans' - Johnny Winter, Billy Gibbons, Ry Cooder I would think there may be a spot for Ted Neugent and one from the buried past - Mike Box from Uriah Heep Is there a reason I haven't seen Eddie VH yet? | ||
| Court |
I was looking, the other day, at the online list of most famous guitar solos. Living here, smack dab in the middle of the music industry and two blocks from the world's most famous guitar store has proven one thing....there is an endless supply of GREAT guitar players. When my son started wanting to do studio work with some folks I gave him a bit of advise...."be on time, be reliable, be pliable to work with...become known as good and dependable because just being a fabulous guitar player means little in the business. By the way, for you Blues freaks, a friend turned me on to Walter Trout. I am listening to the RELENTLESS cd today and it is incredible. Court | ||
| Gomo |
" smack dab in the middle of the music industry and two blocks from the world's most famous guitar store has proven one thing....there is an endless supply of GREAT guitar players. " I have to agree. Just look at the pictures on the walls of Manny's on 48th St., and you'll see a lifetime of great musicians. | ||
| Aesquire  |
Nancy Wilson Eddie Van Halen Jimmie Page | ||
| Whodom  |
I'm a LONG-time fan of Johnny Winter. I'll put Johnny on his early stuff such as "Be Careful with a Fool" up against any blues guitarist ever. His later stuff is good too, but not quite as intense. For slide guitar, he's second to none. Chet Atkins was probably the best all-around guitarist ever. I heard something by Alvin Lee of "Ten Years After" on the radio last night; he was pretty amazing too. Somebody mentioned Zacke Wylde a while back- he's got some pretty amazing solos too. For no-BS plain old hard rock and roll, Angus Young is hard to beat. | ||
| Brucelee |
"Chet Atkins was probably the best all-around guitarist ever." Chet was the man. Neck and Neck is a delightful disc. Just sit back and smile. | ||
| Brucelee |
BTW- The Guess Who concert disc (circ 2004) shows some very impressive work by Randy Bachman. The man still has the touch! | ||
| Halffast |
Al DiMeola Leo Kottke Doyle Dykes Steve Stevens(this guy's talants were wasted on being the guitarist for Billy Idol) Richie Sambora(way more talented than his Bon Jovi work shows) If you like fingerstyle guitar check out "Sounds of Wood and Steel" I and II CDs they are a joint effort between Taylor Guitars and Windham Hill. A lot of big time stars and studio musicians playing Taylor Guitars. http://www.windham.com/albums/product.jsp?id=01934112902 http://www.windham.com/albums/product.jsp?id=01934114042 (Message edited by Half-Fast on December 18, 2004) | ||
| Norrie |
Angus Young. AC/DC. Keith Richards. Rolling Stones. | ||
| Court |
>>>Just look at the pictures on the walls of Manny's on 48th St., and you'll see a lifetime of great musicians. In fact...look at ANY of the places on the famed "Guitar Row" and you'll find similar evidence. Better yet, hit any of the "dives" (I'll be at the Muddy Cup listening to Ingrid Michaelson tonight) and hoping things work out for her the same as the gal we took in at The Living Room...you know Ravi Shankar's daughter.  Hey...I like it all . . . last week I bought 3 blues CD's, a box set of Schubert and ELP just to get the "Lucky Man" on the surround sound here in the office. If it weren't for music the world would be shaped much differntly....see ya in Nashville. Court | ||
| Bcordb3  |
Hey, no one mentioned Glenn Campbell! And there was the guy who appeared on the old Hee-Haw TV show (great ax player)(help me with that one, can't remember his name). And of course there is Charo (bet a lot folks have never heard here play a guitar, but she does and well) Larry Carlton John Williams and the list goes on, everybody has a favorite. | ||
| Johnnylunchbox |
Alex Lifeson is my man. | ||
| Pdxs3t  |
La Villa Strangiato - Alex Lifeson's shines very bright on this track and its even better live! WOW! | ||
| Pdxs3t |
Michael Schenker (UFO) - Rock Bottom off the live album Stangers In The Night. Yet another WOW! | ||
| Bcordb3 |
Court - used to see and listen to Walter Trout in a bar on Main Street Huntington Beach (Perq's) The guy can do blues. The guy from Hee Haw was Roy Clark. A great guitar player. | ||
| Jpl9sx  |
I've seen a person several of the players listed here but the best I have ever seen was Stevie Ray Vaughan. I thought there was an extra guitar player on stage and I have never seen anyone enjoy playing as much as he did. | ||
| Tombo |
I have also seen many guitarists on this list live and was most impressed by Stevie Ray Vaughan. No fancy light shows or costumes, just some intense guitar playing, and when he played behind his back, you would only know by watching him. Some people are more fun to see play than listen to and vice versa. Joe Perrey was actual fun to see when he had his own project outside of Aerosmith. Always wanted to see Johnny Winter, but it sounds like that could be a let down these days. | ||
| Bluzm2  |
Court, If you ever get a chance to see Walter Trout in concert, don't miss it! He is awesome. In August of every year, they have a Blues fest in Duluth called the Bayfront Blues Fest. My son and I rode up there on my old Honda for the weekend (the Buell was only a couple of days old and not yet broken in). Walter Trout played shortly after noon, right after Rufus Thomas (RIP Rufus, you were a amazing...). Rufuas was a tough act to follow, folks were needing a break and were filtering away from the main stage. After a bit of trouble with his amp, he really started to cook. It was a very short time before the main stage ares was again jammed with fans. I wish i had a dollar for every time I heard "Who the hell is that?". He laid waste to the place. My son was totally and completely blown away. I was so impressed that it renewed his interest in playing and really he started woodsheading after we got home. After the performance, Walter signed autographs for over two hours. He greeted each person and took as much time as they wanted. A true gentleman. He made MANY new fans that day. He traded picks with my son. Carl still has it somewhere. That Strat on the cover of Relentless has an interesting history. He bought it new in the early 70's off the rack in a music store. If memory serves, the original color was Alpine White. The discoloring\browning is from playing in smokey bars and blues joints! I knew there was a reason I quit smoking! Awesome showman that Walter fella.... Damn, wish he was coming to town sometime soon. Brad | ||
| Cyclonemick |
TONY IOMI! RULES!!! |
